Lantern-holder



No. 622,l22. Patented Mar. 23, I899. G. A. CURNISH. LANTERN HOLDER.ZApplica-tion filed Jan. 22, 1593. (No Model.)

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GEORGE ALONZO CORNISH, OF GILLETTE, NEW JERSEY.

LANTERN-HOLDER.

SPECIFICATION forming part of Letters Patent No. 622,122, dated March28, 1899.

Application filed J'anuaryZZ, 1898. Serial No. 667,568. (No model.)

To all whont it may concern:

Be it known that I, GEORGE ALONZO COR- NIsH, of Gillette, in the countyof Morris and State of New Jersey, have invented a new and ImprovedLantern-Holder, of which the following is a full, clear, and exactdescription.

This invention is a device for holding lanterns so that the rays oflight will be effectively shed therefrom; and the invention is adaptedparticularly to carriages, serving to hold the lantern j ust forward ofthebody beneath the dashboard or at any other convenient place on theunder side of the body.

This specification is the disclosure of one form of my inve'ntiomwhilethe claims define the actual scope of the invention.

Reference is to be-had to the accompanying drawings, forming a part ofthis specification, in which similar characters of reference indicatecorresponding parts in all the figures.

Figure 1 is a perspective view of the invention, showing the manner ofusing the same; and Fig. 2 is a side elevation of the invention.

The lantern-holder is adapted to be permanently affixed to a suitablesupport 3, which may be either the bottom portion of a carriage-body oraseparate supporting-plate fastened in any convenient place under thecarriage-body. The holder is formed of two bent wires, the first wirehaving its ends 4 bent upward and secured in the support 3. From saidends the wires run out horizontally and are looped to formlaterally-offset arms 5, and from the arms 5 the wire extends out horizontally and has a rearwardly-projected loop 6 at its middle, formingtwo forwardly-extending arms '7. The second wire has its ends 8 coiledon its vertical intermediate portions 9. From the ends 8 the second wireextends upward and rearward and has a portion 10 clenched to the underside of the support 8. From each of the portions 10 the wire is extendedinward and formed with coils 1.1, embracing the first wire near its ends4E. From the coils 11 the two portions of the second wire extend outwardand are looped and the loops bent to form clasps 12. The arms 5 of thefirst wire respectively bear down on the portions of the second wire atpoints between the coils 11 and clasps 12, such arms serving to bracethe said portions of the second wire and prevent upward movementthereof.

From the clasps 12 the two portions of the wire run downward to form theaforesaid portions 9,which extend vertically and terminate in loopsforming clasps 14,similar to the clasps 12. From the clasps 14 thesecond wire extends rearward and is formed into a coil 15, which coil islocated at the actual center of said second wire.

The holder thus constructed is employed in connection with the standardor ordinary form of lantern. These lanterns have shades 16, held bytubular framing 17. .The lantern is held. by engaging the clasps 14 and12 with the side bars of the frame 17 and by extendin g the arms 7 of.the first-named wire beneath the top bar of said frame. The clasps 12and 14 hold the frame rigidly and prevent loose movement of the latter,while the arms, each bearing beneath the top bar of the frame, supportthe frame and prevent the dropping of the lantern. ing firmly engaged,respectively, with the two portions of the second wire,serve to providea structure sufficiently rigid to support the lantern in position and atthe same time of such resiliency as to avoid jarring and smashing thelantern.

Having thus described my invention, I claim as new and desire to secureby Letters Patentl. The combination of a lanternholder,the latter havingtwo wires attached to said support, the first wire havinglaterally-extending arms and also having forwardly-extending arms, andthe second wire having clasps, the forwardly-extending arms of the firstwire being engaged with the lantern-frame to-support the lantern, andthe clasps of the second wire being engaged with the lantern-frame toprevent vibration thereof, and the lateral arms of the first wirebearing down on horizontal portions of the second wire.

2. A lantern-holder having two Wires, the first wire being provided withtwo loops extending laterally to form arms, and with a portion extendinginwardly, forwardly and rearwardly to form a loop with twoforwardlyprojecting arms, said forwardly-projecting arms being arrangedto engage the frame of the lantern to prevent the lantern from droppingand the second wire having clasps capable of engaging the lantermframeto prevent The arms 5 of the first wire be- ICO 10 per portion of thelantern-frame so as to support the frame from dropping from between theelasps, the lantern-holder having a portion projected rearwardly andupwardly by which to attach theholderto a support located above thelantern.

GEORGE ALONZO OORNISII. Vitnesses:

ABRAM II. CoRNIsH, ROBERT N. CORN-ISH.

